ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS
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Cash
£13m
+15.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.6m
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£772k
-8.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £10,314,036 | £10,680,003 | £10,942,849 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £556,828 | £200,614 | £59,778 | -70.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £855,103 | £845,005 | £771,543 | -8.7% | |
| Net profit | £810,941 | £630,841 | £569,993 | -9.6% | |
| Cash | £10,362,872 | £11,384,163 | £13,105,004 | +15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,775,809 | £15,731,944 | £17,770,511 | +13% | |
| Net assets | £7,851,480 | £8,027,321 | £8,597,314 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £7,851,480 | £8,027,321 | £8,597,314 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 57 | 58 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £2,670,142 | £2,842,281 | £2,921,570 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £47,198 | £50,858 | £57,031 | +12.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 5.9% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 1.3% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 56.5% | 58.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.96x | 4.53x | 4.95x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS 1987-01-01 → present
- ASSOCIATION OF OPTICAL PRACTITIONERS (INCORPORATINGTHE JOINT COUNCIL OFQUALIFIED OPTICIANSAND THE INSTITUTE OFOPHTALMIC OPTICIANS)(THE) 1946-02-20 → 1987-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered relevant information, including the annual budget, forecast future cash flows and the impact of current events in making their assessment. The assessment performed did not identify any material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the future viability of the Group.”
Group structure
- ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS · parent
- Sight Care Services Limited
- AOP Services Limited 100%
- Vision Care Plan Limited 100%
- Sight Care Plan Limited 100%
- Optometry Today Limited 100%
- Windward Insurance PCC Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2025, we gave expert evidence at a high-profile inquest into three such incidents in the North West, which led quickly to Government announcing its intention to tighten the rules governing elderly drivers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 112 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENNARD, Karen Debra | Director | 2025-03-12 | Oct 1970 | British |
| HERBERT, Andrew Charles | Director | 2023-06-07 | Oct 1962 | British |
| HISCOX, Rachel Joy, Dr | Director | 2022-06-08 | Dec 1986 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Paul Anthony Charles | Director | 2022-08-03 | Feb 1959 | British |
| SABIR, Nizzakat | Director | 2023-06-07 | Oct 1980 | British |
| SPOFFORTH, Emma Jane | Director | 2015-06-03 | May 1966 | British |
| TRIVEDI, Ankur | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jun 1979 | British |
| VYAS, Karan | Director | 2026-06-03 | Jul 1994 | British |
| WHITAKER, David Jonathan, Professor | Director | 2024-06-24 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 112 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Robert Gurth | Secretary | 2005-03-02 | 2007-02-07 |
| HUNTER, Ian | Secretary | — | 2005-03-02 |
| KING, Steven Anthony | Secretary | 2007-02-07 | 2012-08-08 |
| ABERY, Stephen Charles | Director | — | 1992-05-03 |
| ASHWORTH, William Dudley | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| AUSTEN, David Phillip | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| BAKER, Jeffrey Thomas | Director | — | 1992-05-03 |
| BANKS, Robin | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2009-05-12 |
| BARBOUR, Samuel James Bonnar | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| BARNETT, Daska | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Frank Ernest | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| BASSETT, John Graham | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| BELL, Jane Rosamund | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2015-06-03 |
| BICKERSTAFFE, Matthew Edward | Director | 2006-05-17 | 2018-06-06 |
| BOND, Thomas George | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| BOWERS, Susan Rosemary | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| BRISTOW, John Beverley | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1998-05-07 |
| BROPHY, Stephen James | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1998-05-07 |
| BROWNING, Simon David | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1995-05-14 |
| BURNETT HODD, Nigel Frederick | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2003-12-02 |
| BUSH, Vivian Gordon | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2021-06-09 |
| BUSH, Vivian Gordon | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| CAMERON, Donald Alexander | Director | — | 2006-05-17 |
| CAMPBELL, Hugh Macarthur | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1998-05-07 |
| CHAPMAN-HATCHETT, Paul William | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-01-30 |
| CHARLTON, Michael Noel | Director | — | 2014-05-13 |
| CLEGG, David John | Director | — | 1995-07-17 |
| CLINTON-SMITH, Donald | Director | — | 1997-05-08 |
| COLEMAN, Peter Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-05-11 |
| COLLINGE, Anthony John | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1995-05-10 |
| DANIELS, Philip Harry | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1995-05-10 |
| DRUMMOND, Bruce | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| DUIGNAN, Ann Patricia | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1994-05-11 |
| FALK, Lawrence | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1998-05-07 |
| FEGAN, Michael Melvyn | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2023-06-06 |
| FROST, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2007-05-16 |
| GAVZEY, Rosemarie Naomi | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1998-05-07 |
| GAYZEY, Rosemarie Naomi | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2001-05-24 |
| GEORGE, Michael Rhys | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2023-06-06 |
| GRAY, Malcolm Donald | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| HAIGH, Robert Francis | Director | — | 1993-05-08 |
| HAMPSON, Peter Graham | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2017-06-07 |
| HANSFORD, Lynn Susan | Director | — | 2008-05-21 |
| HARGREAVES, Michael | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| HOARE, Richard | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| HODD, Nigel Frederick Burnett | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| HOLMES, Jeremy Wealbund | Director | 2015-06-03 | 2022-06-08 |
| HOOD, Martin Victor | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| HOOD, Martin Victor | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| HOWARTH, David Simon | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| HUGHES, Adrian | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| HULETT, Roger Graham | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| ILETT, Gordon William | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2023-06-06 |
| ISHERWOOD, Amy Lilian | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| KAY, Jonathan Guy Dodgson | Director | — | 1995-01-30 |
| KING, David | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| LEANING, Patricia | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| LEWIS, John Benjamin David Creighton | Director | — | 2002-05-22 |
| LITTLE, Julie-Anne, Dr | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2026-06-03 |
| MAJITHIA, Tushar | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2022-06-08 |
| MANNS, Richard James | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| MARCUS, Derek | Director | — | 2001-05-24 |
| MCCLUNE, Alison Margaret | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2017-06-07 |
| MCGINTY, Gerard James | Director | — | 1992-05-03 |
| MCLEISH, Grant Ewing | Director | — | 2003-05-21 |
| MCVEY, Edward | Director | — | 2007-05-16 |
| MERRY, Andrew | Director | — | 2008-05-21 |
| NAWAZ, Fatima | Director | 2021-06-09 | 2023-06-06 |
| NICHOLS, Kenneth Alfred | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| O'CONNOR, Vicky Marie | Director | 2012-05-15 | 2014-01-06 |
| PACKMAN, Margaret Anne | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| PARKES, Francesca Maria | Director | 2022-06-08 | 2024-06-05 |
| PATEL, Dharmesh Shashikant | Director | 2021-06-09 | 2024-06-05 |
| PETTICREW, Frank John | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| POWELL, John William | Director | — | 1994-05-11 |
| PRATT, Philip Martin | Director | — | 1992-05-03 |
| PRICE, Lyn Fiona | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| PROCTOR, Edmund James Davison | Director | — | 1993-05-08 |
| PURI, Surainder Kumar | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1998-05-07 |
| REID, Grant Alexandor | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| REILY, Stephen Harold | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| ROPE, Patrick George | Director | — | 2001-05-24 |
| ROSENTHAL, Samuel | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Martin, Dr | Director | — | 1992-05-03 |
| RUMNEY, Nicholas James | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1996-05-08 |
| RUNDLE, Alan James | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| RUSHEN, Christopher George Dudley | Director | 1996-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| SCOTT, John Hamilton | Director | 1997-05-09 | 2000-05-17 |
| SEYMOUR, Hugh | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| SHANNON, David Michael | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2014-05-13 |
| SHANNON, David Michael | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| SHANNON, David Michael | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| SHAW, Ian Wallace | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1998-05-07 |
| SHORT, Helen Ann | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1995-05-10 |
| SILVER, Janet Helen | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1996-05-08 |
| SIVAPALAN, Thurka | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2011-05-10 |
| SMITH, Nora | Director | — | 1993-01-25 |
| SOUTEN, Hendrena Elizabeth | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| SPEEDWELL, Lynne Rachelle | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1994-05-11 |
| SYMES, John Christopher | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| TAYLOR, Lyndon Richard | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2015-06-03 |
| THOMPSON, Kevin John | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2021-06-09 |
| TILLEY, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2012-01-06 |
| TOYE, Brian John | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1996-05-08 |
| WARBURTON, Trevor John | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2014-05-13 |
| WARBURTON, Trevor John | Director | 1994-05-11 | 1998-05-07 |
| WARREN, Peter James | Director | 1997-05-09 | 1998-05-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Anna | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1998-05-08 |
| WOOD, James | Director | — | 1993-05-08 |
| WORDEN, Peter Robert | Director | 1992-05-03 | 1993-05-08 |
| YARROW, Robert Ian | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| YEO, Peter Cole | Director | — | 1999-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.